Images and Video tips

Image Tips:

• Link to the original website that you obtained the image from. Google Images and Getty Images are good sources for free web images.
• Send an email to the web site host or person you are trying to copy an image from and ask permission.
  

Video Tips:

• Try to keep the camera still. Shaky videos are not attractive. Use a tripod if possible.
• When interviewing someone, don't be afraid to cut it short. Don't do it in a rude way of course, but sometimes interviewees like to ramble. I don't know what kind of memory you will be using, but mines certainly won't hold a 15 minute interview with one subject.
• Don't talk or make noises behind the camera. This is so annoying! I have a bad habit of doing it myself. Be silent and let the interviewee fill in that silence. It's not easy to edit what you say out of a video!
• Watch out for ambient sound such as cars zooming by, people talking, or the wind for example. Of course this will depend on the environment that you are in.
• When you post your video, write a few lines introducing what people will see in the video, then include the clip, and maybe write a few lines after. You want viewers to know what they are watching.
• Don't stack your videos!